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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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